April 9th, 2008 - Astana/Almaty, April 8 (IANS) India’s efforts at ensuring its energy security received a major boost Tuesday with oil-rich Kazakhstan offering to assist in the process, provided infrastructure and other issues were first resolved. At a meeting here with visiting Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev also spoke about the two countries collaborating in the area of food production and sought greater Indian expertise in the fields of textiles, education and IT. The two countries also pledged to work together in countering terrorism in the “troubled hotspots” of the region, a senior official of the external affairs ministry who is accompanying the vice president on the visit, told reporters today. More >>>
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
India’s energy security efforts get Kazakhstan boost
April 9th, 2008 - Astana/Almaty, April 8 (IANS) India’s efforts at ensuring its energy security received a major boost Tuesday with oil-rich Kazakhstan offering to assist in the process, provided infrastructure and other issues were first resolved. At a meeting here with visiting Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev also spoke about the two countries collaborating in the area of food production and sought greater Indian expertise in the fields of textiles, education and IT. The two countries also pledged to work together in countering terrorism in the “troubled hotspots” of the region, a senior official of the external affairs ministry who is accompanying the vice president on the visit, told reporters today. More >>>
